Michael Arrington is having some fun a few hours before April Fools Day, offering up a DIY Crunchpad kit. This is full of slaps at FusionGarage and the JooJoo and even one ups Dell’s Tablet with a chain saw video. The screen overlay is “highly toxic” as is the joke. But still lots of fun. [...]
Well, the Internet Tablet formerly known as the Crunchpad is now heading to market powered only by Fusion Garage, the company that Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch was partnering with. In a press conference today, Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan tried to make clear his vision of why the split happened and also pump up the noise [...]
For those wanting to see more action on the CrunchPad, check out this previously private video. Looks minimalistic in user interaction and very good use of gestures. Here’s the question: what is Arrington doing here that companies like Motion Computing, TabletKiosk, Fujitsu, Microsoft, etc have not been doing since 2001? Is it the instant boot [...]
Michael Arrington, the TechCrunch guru who doesn’t think Netbooks are good enough for most users has posted an interesting story about Netvibes founder Tariq Krim. Apparently Krim is working on an iPhone like OS for Netbooks that he calls Jolicloud.
The law of unintended consequences comes home to roost. Intel created a monster with the Netbook. The Netbook is like a Frankenstein’s monster terrifying the locals. Now Intel, with VP of Sales and Marketing Stu Pann as the point person, is leading the pack of villagers carrying torches and pitchforks to storm the castle [...]
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